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Seanad: Finance Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Senator McDowell has left but he reminded me that the capital development plans in respect of the national cultural institutions also seem to be moving at a snail's pace. There must be some delays in securing sanctions from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The National Concert Hall, the Abbey Theatre and the National Library of Ireland are all waiting...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Yes. It is five minutes each.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Minister to the House. I watched his speech from my office. To state the obvious, in all our work we should aim for equality and inclusion. I certainly do not need to tell this Minister that. However, the Government is proposing to ignore some survivors. When we finally have the opportunity to acknowledge the hurt and trauma caused by forced family separation and loss of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I am happy for Senator Dooley to go first.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the witnesses for joining us. The discussion has been interesting. People want RTÉ to do this and that and everything under the sun and also want RTÉ to cut, cut, cut. They ignore the cuts RTÉ has made and introduced over the years. I am always conscious of that. If Virgin Media had a choice between Montrose and Ballymount, I think it would choose Ballymount. The...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: We do not have a timeline.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Channel 4 is often mentioned at this committee as a publisher and broadcaster but we rarely talk about the remit the British Government has given to Channel 4 with regard to inclusive voices, taking bold creative risks and inspiring change. There is something in that template for any public service broadcaster that is looking to connect with our younger generations. I want to put that on...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I suppose it was more of a comment. She does not need to address it. I was talking about the template that exists there for platforming diversity. It is a good template for RTÉ if we are looking to reach young people, which RTÉ has a bit of a problem with.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank Ms Ní Raghallaigh and wish her luck in her role.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Strategies (18 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: The Irish Government and the Finnish Government have something in common. In recent years, both have made a commitment to publish a plan for the creative industries in their countries. The only difference is that the Finnish Government has completed its plan. Why has the Government not produced a plan for the creative and cultural industries in Ireland? Such a plan for the creative...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Strategies (18 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank the Minister of State for his response, and I welcome the fact that it will be published this summer. I encourage the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Coveney, to take ownership and to show an interest from the side of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. It is part of the implementation group, alongside the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin’s,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Departmental Strategies (18 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: It is disappearing every day. We have legal responsibilities to archive every piece of printed material, but we lose digital online archive information every day as we are not archiving it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Apr 2023)

Fintan Warfield: In two and half years, rents in the private sector have increased by an incredible 23%. Renting is more expensive than ever before, without any security in exchange. In a house in Portobello, three single people received notification from their landlord that they would be getting a notice to quit because a family member would be moving into the house. This is a result of the reckless...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome the Bill. I made my comments yesterday so I am happy to park some of them.

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I welcome Ms McKay and congratulate her on her appointment. I am aware she has only been in the role for a few months. Ms McKay stated that several editors talked about the benefit of the ombudswoman's office. Would any additional powers benefit the office? She spoke about resources of the Press Council. Are resources an issue for her office?

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Does Ms McKay's office have the resources it needs?

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: What online news sites are covered? Ms McKay stated that Coimisiún na Meán broadens the remit of the Press Council to clarify that online-only news sites are covered. Is RTÉ online covered?

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: Do any free sheets or community newspapers find it prohibitively expensive to join the Press Council?

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I am a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media. We recently had hearings about diversity in the press in which a young woman from the National Youth Council, Ms Ashley Chadamoyo Makombe, appeared. I will put her reflections on the record again though they are already on the record of the House. I can only speak from my personal experience as...

Committee on Public Petitions: Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman Annual Report 2021: Press Ombudsman (30 Mar 2023)

Fintan Warfield: I thank Ms McKay for her comments. We are all aware of the financial pressure on the industry. Her predecessor spoke about the limited resources in newsrooms, the demands on journalists and the pressure to produce content throughout the day and how this can sometimes lead to mistakes being made. It is great to see the VAT reduction. I have definitely been keeping an eye on what has been...